Getting Rid of Diapers

How about just letting him wear pull-up diapers for a while until he warms up to the idea of big-boy pants alone? If he isn't quite ready to part with them for whatever reason - wait for an opportunity for it to be his idea to graduate to big-boy only pants.

Have you tried giving him lots of praise? I also like to give big rewards. Think of something that your son absolutely loves. After he goes to the bathroom, give him lots of hugs and kisses, praise, and a treat. I know it also is helpful to say "You are such a big boy! I am so proud of you!" Be patient and do not let him see your frustration. It's okay for him to have accidents. He will eventually get sick of wearing dirty pants. I found that it helps to completely take the diapers away. If he asks for one, tell him he is a big boy and big boys wear underwear, not diapers. I know he will learn to love underwear. Once he realizes how much more comfortable they are then diapers.

Good luck,
B. B.

My sisters son, who is almost 4, does the same thing. She struggles with him to wear his underware. When he does were them he refuses to go on the potty. He seems so scared (but I have also seen her go through 10 emotions while trying to get him to go. I think she needs to be the strong but understanding with him.) At three they can understand some big boy talk. Ask him why he doesn't like it. Let him know that it is ok if he makes a mistake.
My son is 2 1/2 and he goes on the potty more then %50 of the time. When he doesn't its because he is too busy playing and I'm not aware of what is going on. Also, the bigger boys like privacy, remind him to go but don't follow him in there. Have you tried the potty training underware, the thinker ones? They may feel more like a diaper and he is old enough to understand they are not.

T. Lee

I run a home daycare and I have done lots of potty training. I just trained my 3 yr. old nephew who is in care here. What I did for him was this. Really funny, because he didn't want to get rid of diapers either. Follow what the other mom said and go together to get undies, his favorite kind and buy some stickers.
Sticker chart, if you don't have one, I can email you what we use, blank to say anything you want or one that says I went Potty this many time today. Really Neat. Anyhoo...I gave him a goal, his first week was a trip to the Snow Cone stand and if he filled up that chart that week he could. If he goes when I take him = 1 sticker and if he goes without being asked or taken/tells me he has to go then he gets 2 stickers. It doesn't take long to fill up the chart at all. Anhoo....
Just some suggestions. Change up the goals. Not too big, but if he feels like he working toward something then it makes him more eager to go...I had my 3 yr. old nephew trained in 3 weeks. Week # 2 he started wearing underwear all the time and didn't have one accident. By week 3 he was out of diapers all together and doing great even at night. So, if you want to try that. Put all the suggestions together and see how that works.
Good Luck, T.!

You may have already tried this but we went to the store together and bought Thomas the Train big boys because that was what he was really really into at the time then we got Bob the Builder! Now we recently bought fire trucks and they are just the wal-mart brand but he loves them! Of course it took his grandmother deciding he was old enough and it was past time to make the perminant change over for good. She was staying the night the weekend he turned 3 and she said ok buddy you are 3 now and too big for diapers! If you are going to be a big 3 year old then we need to give your cousin your diapers and pull ups and be a big boy that wears big boys all of the time! He said ok and that was it for the most part - he has had a few accidents (mostly at night) but he has never wanted the diaper or pull ups again! Hope this helps!
S.

I feel your pain! My son turned 3 in March and is still not potty trained. I was going back in forth from pullups to underwear but that confused him. He still has accidents both #1 and #2 so we're trying to conquer that right now. I'm trying to be patient and think maybe he's having a hard time adjusting to our recent move to this area.Try letting your son pick out his big boy undies at the store(padded type feels too much like a diaper). It's best to keep him in underwear no matter how messy or inconvenient when shopping. Goodluck!